To diagnose a mental disorder or make a disability determination,
clinicians must assess functional impairment--not just the presence of
symptoms. Meeting a key need, the Barkley Functional Impairment
Scale--Children and Adolescents (BFIS-CA) is an empirically based,
norm-referenced tool that exceeds other available scales in its
comprehensive coverage of domains of psychosocial impairment. The
BFIS-CA is designed to obtain parent reports on possible impairment in
15 different domains of everyday activities for children and teens. The
scale typically takes a parent 5-7 minutes to complete. Also included is
a follow-up parent interview form for obtaining more information about
specific problem areas. Complete instructions for scoring and
interpreting the scale are provided.
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What does it do?: Assesses psychosocial impairments in 15 domains of
major life activities.
Age Range: 6-17
Administration Time: 5-7 minutes.
Format: Parent-report rating scale.
Cost of Additional Forms: No cost--purchasers get permission to
reproduce the forms and score sheets for repeated use.
See also the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children
and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) and the Barkley Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
Scale--Children and Adolescents (BSCTS-CA).
Includes Permission to Photocopy
Enhancing the convenience and value of the BFIS-CA, the limited
photocopy license allows purchasers to reproduce the forms and score
sheets and yields considerable cost savings over other available scales.
The large format and sturdy wire binding facilitate photocopying.
Age Range: 6-17
